2015 House Bill 4656 / 2016 Public Act 171

Require drain work notifications to property owners

Introduced in the House

May 27, 2015

Introduced by Rep. Joel Johnson (R-97)

To require drain commissions to send a written notice to a property owner when commission employees or contractors will be coming onto the person’s property to do maintenance work on the “drain” (networks of ditches that remove surplus water from land).

Referred to the Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance

March 23, 2016

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

April 19, 2016

Passed in the House 108 to 0 (details)

Received in the Senate

April 20, 2016

Referred to the Committee on Local Government

May 18, 2016

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

June 1, 2016

Passed in the Senate 36 to 0 (details)

To require drain commissions to send a written notice to a property owner when commission employees or contractors will be coming onto the person’s property to do maintenance work on the “drain” (networks of ditches that remove surplus water from land).

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

June 12, 2016